Compared with the fierce sound of gunfire just now, it has fallen into silence, as if everything seems so out of place.
The Chinese army is waiting, and so is the Japanese army.
It's just that the national army is waiting, and the teammates occupy the commanding heights; while the Japanese army is waiting for the penetration group to launch an attack.
There are both predators and prey on both sides.
Zhang Tianhai's breathing began to become longer. He was calculating the distance of this section of the road and how long it would take to rush over.
The moment had come, and every charge would cost him blood, so he couldn't help but be careless.
Zhang Tianhai took the hat of a puppet soldier who had fallen to the ground, and then raised it gently. Only a little bit of the brim was exposed. With a gunshot, the puppet soldier's hat was broken.
"It's his grandma's, it's so fucking accurate." Seeing that the military cap in Zhang Tianhai's hand had been punched with a hole, Liu Houming couldn't help but shrink his head slightly, feeling cold.
"Wait a moment, everyone, don't be afraid or panic. Everyone will be here soon, listen to my command." Zhang Tianhai said calmly, if in the previous life, or under conditions, this situation must be Use smoke bombs.
But in the current situation, smoke bombs are definitely not available, so we can only think of other ways.
When he saw that Zhou Fangjie had led people to occupy the commanding heights on both sides of the road, Zhang Tianhai said: "Everyone is here, prepare the melon grenade immediately! I will throw it as far as I can in a while!"
"Yes." The officers and soldiers responded softly.
Soon, melon grenades were in the hands of the soldiers.
Seeing that Zhou Fangjie and others had set up machine guns, Zhang Tianhai made a "kill" gesture.
In an instant, the machine gun points on both sides of the road immediately burst out with ferocious firepower, and long tongues of flame slowly extended from the machine gun muzzles, filled with the smell of death.
This was when the Japanese soldiers who were staring at the officers and soldiers of the penetration regiment on the opposite side almost subconsciously bent down to avoid it.
At this moment, Zhang Tianhai gave the order to throw grenades, and the smoking melon grenades were thrown on the bluestone road.
"Boom!!!"
"Boom!!!"
"Boom!!!"
Cantaloupe grenades exploded on the bluestone pavement. The explosion not only produced shock waves and fragments of shrapnel, but also bursts of thick smoke.
Seeing this scene, Liu Houming suddenly became excited. In his opinion, this was definitely a perfect opportunity to attack.
But what puzzled Liu Houming was that Zhang Tianhai did not rush to issue the charge order at this time, but asked the officers and soldiers to launch fierce fire suppression in the direction of the Japanese army.
The shining bullets hit the bags of mud bags that were used as bunkers. The loose sand slowly overflowed from the bullet holes and then sprinkled on the bluestone road.
Major Miyazaki was in a hurry. If the enemy took advantage of this opportunity to launch a large-scale attack, the defense line would be in danger. His two hundred men would not be able to stop the enemy's quite powerful fighting force.
Therefore, Major Miyazaki made an instant decision and ordered: "Grenadier, fire!"
"Tum!!"
"Tum!!"
"Tum!!"
The shells from the grenade drew beautiful arcs in mid-air, and then smashed down hard.
Several rounds of volleys were fired in a row, and the sound of explosions resounded on the streets full of ruins. Fortunately, the officers and soldiers of the penetration regiment were all veterans who had been on the battlefield, so they lowered their heads as soon as the shells exploded, which prevented any harm. How much damage was done.
Seeing this scene, Liu Houming finally understood why the regiment leader did not order the brothers to launch a charge at this time. If he launched a charge at this time, it would definitely cause huge casualties to his own side.
Let's not talk about anything else, just these few rounds of grenade artillery salvos can wipe out dozens of their charge troops.
The fierce explosions continued, and Zhang Tianhai had already ordered the officers and soldiers on both sides to move toward the Japanese defense line along both sides.
The fire suppression in the middle did not stop, but became more fierce. The Japanese army was not to be outdone and began to fight back, but no matter how you looked at it, they were at a disadvantage.
But Major Miyazaki was by no means the kind of person to sit still and wait for death, so he had already ordered the soldiers to move closer to the direction of the national army along the ruins on both sides.
Unexpectedly, they were discovered by the officers and soldiers of the penetration regiment led by Zhou Fangjie, and both sides fell into a fierce battle.
"Keep throwing thunder and attract all the firepower of the little Japs in the middle!" Zhang Tianhai said through gritted teeth. He must give the officers and soldiers on both sides of the Japanese position a chance, otherwise this line of defense will definitely be difficult to win.
Sure enough, grenades exploded one after another, attracting Major Miyazaki's attention.
He had to keep an eye on what was happening behind the smoke. If a few machine gunners rushed out from here, wouldn't it be all over?
This is a confrontation and definitely a showdown between elites.
One is an elite officer from the 36th Division of the German Arms Division of the Japanese Army, and the other is Miyazaki Mingtoshi, a leader in the Japanese 18th Division who is known as the "Flower of the Kurume Division"!
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Then turn the camera to the division headquarters of the 18th Division.
Ushijima Sadao's eyes were red, and his broad, bearded face was full of seriousness. He had to stay absolutely awake, and nothing happened to Wuhu County!
Ushijima Sadao, who was looking at the military map, suddenly felt something was wrong with the gunshots: "Yamamoto-kun, are there sporadic gunshots in the southwest of the division headquarters? And the distance is definitely not more than one kilometer?!"
Chief of Staff Yamamoto listened carefully and said: "Your Excellency, division commander, although there are gunshots in the southwest, they are just sporadic gunfire. The division commander does not need to worry. There is the elite of the division, Major Miyazaki Mingtoshi." Responsible for the defense, there will definitely not be any big problems. Even if there is a problem, Major Miyazaki Mingtoshi will definitely have called for help long ago. Please don’t worry, the division commander. On the contrary, it is the enemy in front of us who is attacking. It’s very ferocious, I don’t know if the warriors of the 114th Regiment can win this battle with the guys from the Manchukuo Army!”
Ushijima Sadao nodded and said with a serious face: "Since Yamamoto-kun said so, I can only trust Yamamoto-kun's judgment. So, where does Yamamoto-kun think our cavalry troops have been placed?"
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the enemy forces directly south of us are very powerful. Therefore, our cavalry units should also be placed here, otherwise, Wuhu County will be in danger!" Chief of Staff Yamamoto said seriously.
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PS: The second update is here.
Thanks to Qidian book friend, Bookworm Master, Silent Reading friend for 13 years, and QQ reading friend, Qing Lan, for giving me a monthly pass each!
